南非选委会宣布地方选举准备就绪：265万选民11月2日至3日先行特别投票
比勒陀利亚——南非选举委员会（IEC）11月1日晚宣布，2026年地方政府选举的特别投票工作已经准备就绪：共有2,655,067名选民获批参加特别投票，将于11月2日和3日先行投票，正式选举日为11月4日。特别投票面向因身体虚弱或残疾无法前往投票站的登记选民，以及选举日当天无法在登记投票站投票的选民。
选委会首席选举官 Sy Mamabolo 在简报会上表示，获批选民分两类投票：678,525人因身体原因在家投票，由选举官员上门服务；1,976,542人在其登记投票站投票。选委会已部署127,000名选举官员负责两天的上门投票与投票站特别投票，各投票站开放时间为上午8时至下午5时。豪登省获批特别选民总数最多，为480,721人，其次是东开普省401,971人、夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省348,971人。
选委会表示，特别投票将按严格程序进行，以保障每一张选票的保密、安全与完整：上门投票的选票投出后即装入规定信封密封保存，特别选票不会在周一、周二清点，而是与记录核对后，在选举日与当天选票一同开封计票。政党代理人、独立候选人代表和经认可的观察员可按规定观察整个过程。选民只能在其登记地投票，可通过选委会网站、热线电话等方式核对特别投票状态与投票站信息。
选举安全方面，国家联合行动与情报结构（NATJOINTS）同日在茨瓦内协调中心向媒体表示，全国与各省联合行动结构已全部启动，投票站均已完成安全评估，警力部署依据已识别的威胁与薄弱点安排；南非国防军也已待命，必要时支援警方处置热点地区。NATJOINTS 主席 Tebello Mosikili 中将表示，各省、都会区、区和警区的安保安排均已到位，协调中心将实时监测九个省的情况并协调应对。
NATJOINTS 同时提醒各政党与候选人：竞选活动须在周二午夜前结束，选举日当天不得进行任何竞选或政治劝说，恐吓、胁迫选民等行为构成《选举法》下的罪行。据其通报，自2026年地方政府选举进程启动以来，全国已登记139宗与选举相关的犯罪案件卷宗，48名嫌疑人被捕，69宗仍在调查，25宗已提交法院审理；Mosikili 表示，涉及政治代表、政党成员与支持者的事件中已记录20起谋杀、7人被捕，警方已部署包括政治谋杀专案组在内的专门侦查力量优先办理。
选委会还提醒，未来两天夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省、豪登省、姆普马兰加省和西开普省部分地区可能降雨，西北省、林波波省、北开普省和自由州省将较为炎热，请选民留意当地天气。南非气象局此前已发布选举期间天气展望。
关联：南非气象局发布地方选举天气展望：特别投票11月2日至3日举行，选举日为11月4日
（据南非政府新闻署 SAnews 报道）
South Africa's IEC Declares Readiness for Local Elections: 2.65 Million Approved for Special Voting on November 2-3
PRETORIA — The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) said on Sunday night, November 1, that it is ready to administer special voting on Monday and Tuesday ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections on Wednesday, November 4. A total of 2,655,067 voters were approved for special votes, which cater for registered voters who may be unable to reach voting stations due to physical infirmity or disability, as well as those who may not be available to vote at their registered voting stations on Election Day.
IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo told a media briefing that approved voters will cast their ballots in two categories: 678,525 will vote at their places of residence through home visits due to physical infirmity or disability, while 1,976,542 have been approved to vote at their registered voting stations. The Commission has deployed 127,000 electoral officials to administer home visits and voting-station special voting over the two days, with voting stations open from 8am to 5pm on both days. Gauteng recorded the highest overall number of approved special voters at 480,721, followed by the Eastern Cape with 401,971 and KwaZulu-Natal with 348,971.
The IEC said special votes will be administered under strict procedures to safeguard the secrecy, security and integrity of every ballot. Special votes will not be counted on Monday and Tuesday; home-visit ballots are placed in the prescribed envelopes, securely stored, and will be reconciled with the special-vote records before being opened and counted alongside ballots cast on Election Day. Political party agents, representatives of independent candidates and accredited observers may observe the process in accordance with the applicable rules. Voters can only vote where they are registered and can check their special vote status and voting station details through the Commission's website and contact centre.
On security, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) told media at its Coordinating Centre in Tshwane on Sunday that national and provincial joint operational structures have been activated and are fully operational, voting stations have undergone security assessments, and deployments are informed by identified threats and vulnerabilities. The South African National Defence Force also stands ready to support the police in identified hotspot areas should circumstances warrant. NATJOINTS Chairperson Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili said the necessary security arrangements are in place across all provinces, metropolitan municipalities, districts and policing precincts, and the Coordinating Centre will monitor developments across all nine provinces in real time.
NATJOINTS reminded political parties and candidates that campaigning must conclude by midnight on Tuesday, with no campaigning or political persuasion permitted on Voting Day, and warned that intimidation or coercion of voters constitutes an offence under the Electoral Act. The briefing revealed that 139 dockets relating to election-related crime have been registered nationally since the commencement of the 2026 Local Government Elections processes, with 48 suspects arrested, 69 cases still under investigation and 25 enrolled in court. Mosikili said 20 murders, with seven arrests, have been recorded in incidents involving political representatives, party members and supporters, and that specialised investigative capacity, including the Political Killings Task Team, has been deployed.
The Commission has also warned of possible rainfall in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape over the next two days, while hot weather is expected in the North West, Limpopo, Northern Cape and Free State, and encouraged voters to monitor local forecasts. The South African Weather Service has separately issued a weather outlook for the election period.
(Source: South African Government News Agency, SAnews)
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图片来源：图：南非选举委员会首席选举官 Sy Mamabolo 在11月1日晚间简报会上通报特别投票准备情况。照片：南非政府新闻署 SAnews（该署明示媒体可免费使用其图片、注明出处即可）。 / Photo: IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo at the November 1 evening briefing on special voting readiness. Photo: SAnews, South African Government News Agency (media use permitted free of charge with credit).
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